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Biographies
Name: Ryan Seaton (left)
DOB: 03/12/1987
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 75 kg / 165 lbs
Home Location: Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
Club: Carrickfergus Sailing Club
Olympic Experience: First time campaigner
General Outline of Sailing Career to Date: Started sailing at the age of 5, sailing Toppers. Then progressed to sailing Lasers and have moved onto sailing a 49er
First Sailing Experience: Sailing round Belfast Lough with my Dad in his Ruffian
Greatest Achievements to Date: 7th at 'Sail for Gold' 2012
What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up: A professional sailor
Hobbies/Other Sports: Cycling, Football & Guitar
My Worst Sailing Moment: Losing British Nationals in Laser Radial by getting disqualified
Favourite Food: Steak & Chips
What is Your Life Long Ambition: Win a medal at the Olympics & take part in 'Dancing on Ice'
What is Your Life Motto: Look Good, Feel Good, Sail Good!
Three Words to Describe Your Character: Motivated, Good Craic & Impatient
Where Would You Go In the World If You Could: Heaven
Money No Object – What Would You Do: Buy a lush pad in Lake Garda, buy a nice 50ft Yacht and give some to charity!!
Name: Matt McGovern (right)
DOB: 20/09/1984
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 79 kg / 174 lbs
Home Location: Bangor, Co. Down
Club: Ballyholme Yacht Club
Olympic Experience: First time campaigner
General Outline of Sailing Career to Date: Sailed singlehanded (49er) as a youth for Ireland. Was National Champion Rep at Worlds, then campaigned for Beijing with my brother (49er). Then I took a year out to do professional sailing in Australia. Now campaigning a 49er with Ryan Seaton for nearly three years
First Sailing Experience: I went out in a twenty pound boat with my brother and Dad when I was about four years old. None of us had been out on a boat before so my Dad was reading a book on how to sail at the time. We made it about 100m before washing up on the beach!
Greatest Achievements to Date:
Professional Achievements: 7th at 'Sail for Gold' 2012
Personal Achievement: Completing my degree in Sports Science
What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up: A Shop Keeper or a Priest ('cause the two are so similar!) I've definitely grown out of both of those plans!
Hobbies/Other Sports: Kite Surfing, Wind Surfing, Rock Climbing, Cycling and Boxing
Worst Sailing Moment: The first day of the Laser World Championships in 2001. I was the youngest competitor there and had spent ten hours on the water. It was windy, cold and I was hungry and we had only done one race, which I had been disqualified from. Actually, it taught me the biggest lesson of my life – sometimes you don't want to be somewhere (stuck out on the water in this case) but you just have to get on with it and do it. There is no way to turn back or stop.
Favourite Food: Chicken!!
Your Life Long Ambition: Become Taoiseach and win an Olympic Medal
Your Life Motto: If you're not first, you're last
Three Words to Describe Yourself: Fun, Energetic, a Worker
Where Would You Go In The World If You Could: Home, to my parents living room. It would be the best holiday I'd ever have!
Money no Object – What Would You Do: The usual – Cars, houses, parties!! Maybe just buy myself an Olympic Medal!
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